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Old 10-31-2011, 05:37 PM
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The Jockey Club Gold Cup was a much faster paced race than a lot of people think. For 10fs at Belmont -- they were cooking.

I know Vol Jack and some other people thought that was a speed biased track -- maybe it was or maybe it wasn't -- but in a couple later races it impacted the way jocks rode their horses.

Same thing with Havre De Grace's Beldame that day -- Life At Ten was on a suicide mission and Royal Delta was moved insanely pre-mature. Havre De Grace -- as a result -- ran dragged into running faster than she prefers.
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Old 10-31-2011, 05:49 PM
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If things go the way they should, Mo won't hit the board. He is a nice horse, but stretching out, against cut backs normally fall short. A good bet against here. ML fav is a joke.
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Old 10-31-2011, 07:44 PM
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If things go the way they should, Mo won't hit the board. He is a nice horse, but stretching out, against cut backs normally fall short. A good bet against here. ML fav is a joke.
You don't think Uncle Mo will be the favorite? I do because I think the public will make him it. Do I think he deserves to be the favorite? I don't but that is not what the line makers job is.
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Old 10-31-2011, 09:08 PM
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i like flat out, havre de grace and headache for a box tri.
uncle mo will be the fave, but i don't agree with it...nor do i see a reason to use him.
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Old 10-31-2011, 09:23 PM
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The Jockey Club Gold Cup was a much faster paced race than a lot of people think. For 10fs at Belmont -- they were cooking.

I know Vol Jack and some other people thought that was a speed biased track -- maybe it was or maybe it wasn't -- but in a couple later races it impacted the way jocks rode their horses.

Same thing with Havre De Grace's Beldame that day -- Life At Ten was on a suicide mission and Royal Delta was moved insanely pre-mature. Havre De Grace -- as a result -- ran dragged into running faster than she prefers.
It was a merry go round track all day.

I would have booked any bet on Trappe Shot that day. He had no shot on that track.
I also bet my guts out on Force Freeze, thinking he would get the lead.
Cornhole on Giant Ryan was hellbent on getting the lead and Paco Lopez on FF was happy enough to sit in 2nd.
They ran that way around the track.
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